What gets me is how politicians still talk about "energy security" like that means more gas terminals, more drilling, more public money shoveled at the same companies that have been rinsing us for years. We learned this already when Putin squeezed gas supplies and household bills exploded. Fossil fuels don't make us secure, they make us hostage to whoever controls the pipes, tankers, and choke points. And now with the Red Sea mess and constant price spikes, we're acting surprised again. If the EU was serious, we'd be insulating every leaky flat, building loads more wind and solar, and treating cheap public transit like basic infrastructure. That's not some utopian climate wishlist. It's how you cut bills and stop handing dictators leverage over ordinary people.